Minnesota · Governor · 2026
Democrats hold Minnesota’s governorship
Amy Klobuchar won with 55.5%, a D+12.8 margin against Minnesota’s D+4.2 vote for president in 2024. All 87 counties moved toward the Democrats.
Live · Updated · 98.8% reported
55.5
Amy Klobuchar
1,569,698 votes
✓ Winner · AP call 12:07 a.m. ET, Nov. 4
42.6
Lisa Demuth
1,206,583 votes
Vote share · per NPR98.8% reported
55.5%42.6%
Also: Other 1.9%
Margin vs 2024D+8.6 swing
2026 D+12.8
2024 president D+4.2
Chance of winningExternal ↗
Amy Klobuchar >99% · settled Yes
prices, not our forecast ·
Every county, by margin
Bars show 2026; dots show the 2024 presidential race. Paler bars: under half the vote counted.
County← More DemocraticMore Republican →20262024
Ramsey
D+53.4D+43.1
Hennepin
D+49.0D+42.4
Cook
D+41.6D+34.8
St. Louis
D+23.6D+13.7
Dakota
D+21.1D+12.8
Olmsted
D+20.6D+10.6
Washington
D+16.1D+8.9
Clay
D+13.5D+0.5
Lake
D+12.1D+3.9
Blue Earth
D+9.5R+1.2
Carlton
D+6.0R+2.5
Nicollet
D+6.0R+0.5
Rice
D+5.3R+2.5
Anoka
D+5.0R+4.4
Winona
D+4.5R+4.9
Mower
D+0.6R+10.5
Beltrami
D+0.2R+5.6
Scott
R+1.6R+8.5
Carver
R+2.2R+5.4
Mahnomen
R+3.7R+8.7
Houston
R+10.7R+16.5
Goodhue
R+10.8R+16.4
Norman
R+11.0R+22.2
Freeborn
R+11.6R+21.3
Itasca
R+13.3R+20.1
Steele
R+16.0R+24.4
Kittson
R+16.8R+25.0
Fillmore
R+18.0R+25.4
Watonwan
R+18.7R+27.7
Stearns
R+18.8R+26.7
Nobles
R+21.8R+35.6
Koochiching
R+21.9R+25.6
Wabasha
R+22.4R+28.1
Wright
R+23.0R+29.2
Pennington
R+23.2R+31.4
Stevens
R+23.9R+27.0
Kandiyohi
R+24.2R+30.9
Polk
R+24.8R+33.7
Big Stone
R+24.8R+29.5
Lyon
R+25.1R+31.7
Chisago
R+25.2R+31.3
Lac Qui Parle
R+25.6R+32.2
Dodge
R+25.7R+31.9
Hubbard
R+25.8R+31.4
Crow Wing
R+26.4R+31.3
Waseca
R+26.9R+32.4
Aitkin
R+27.1R+30.8
Chippewa
R+27.2R+34.0
Grant
R+27.6R+30.5
Pope
R+27.8R+31.6
Becker
R+28.1R+33.1
Brown
R+28.3R+35.0
Sherburne
R+28.5R+34.8
Pine
R+28.6R+35.1
Otter Tail
R+29.1R+34.1
Le Sueur
R+29.2R+33.6
Swift
R+29.5R+34.1
Benton
R+29.7R+35.8
Faribault
R+29.8R+37.3
Traverse
R+30.0R+31.5
Cass
R+30.9R+33.4
Douglas
R+31.0R+35.0
McLeod
R+31.0R+37.8
Red Lake
R+31.0R+37.0
Wilkin
R+32.6R+38.9
Rock
R+33.4R+39.2
Isanti
R+33.7R+41.1
Lincoln
R+33.7R+37.7
Kanabec
R+34.7R+42.3
Martin
R+34.8R+39.6
Cottonwood
R+35.0R+40.9
Mille Lacs
R+35.1R+40.8
Yellow Medicine
R+35.2R+40.5
Renville
R+35.4R+41.3
Jackson
R+37.5R+42.0
Sibley
R+37.8R+42.9
Meeker
R+39.2R+42.7
Redwood
R+39.6R+43.2
Murray
R+40.0R+42.3
Lake of the Woods
R+42.8R+47.1
Clearwater
R+43.5R+50.0
Pipestone
R+44.1R+48.0
Roseau
R+45.2R+49.3
Marshall
R+45.6R+51.6
Todd
R+47.0R+53.4
Wadena
R+47.6R+51.3
Morrison
R+53.9R+55.9
Each place shows the latest report from any source we collect: AP, the networks, DDHQ and state and county election offices, credited row by row. Race calls are AP’s. Counts are unofficial until certified. How we collect and check results.